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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.l

J. W. COCHRAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHAIR, SOFA, AND CAR SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Pateut'No. 54,863, dated May 22,1866; antedated May 7, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. WEBSTER COCHRAN, of the city, county,` and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Mode of ConstructingChair, Sofa, Car,and Carriage Seats; and l do herebywdeelare that thefollowing is a full and exact description thereof, reference being hadto the aecoinpan ying drawings, and to the letters marked thereon.

The nature ot' my invent-ion consists in the employment of india-rubberor gntta-percha enameled, in Whole or perforated (open-worked)sl1eets,for the seats and` backs ot' chairs, sofas, ear-seats,carriages, and lining thereof, and for mattresses. The material may beattached either by lacing, gluing, eementing, screwing, or nailing.

J. W. COCHRAN.

Witnesses:

D. M. GRIFFIN, H. B. WHITBECK.

